Obituaries

JOANNE BACKER, 85, of St. Petersburg, died April 6. Born in Germany, she worked for many years as a security guard at the Silver Sands Condominium in St. Pete Beach. The family suggests memorials to Menorah Manor or the Florida Holocaust Museum. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg Chapel)

BEN COBEN, 85, of Oldsmar, died April 13. Born in Philadelphia, he had worked as a sales representative. He also served in the United States military. Survivors include his wife, Beryl. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Clearwater Chapel)

CHARLOTTE DIAMOND, 96, of St. Petersburg, died April 8. Born in Brooklyn, she was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Lesley Steinberg, of Manhasset Hills, NY. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg Chapel)

BARRISH FLASHNER, 73, of Trinity, died April 10. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was an attorney. Survivors include his wife, Rochelle. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Clearwater Chapel)

MINNA REED, 92, of Pinellas Park, died April 6. Born in London, England, she had worked as a bookkeeper in the clothing industry. Survivors include her daughter, Pamela Siskin, of Pinellas Park. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg Chapel)

JACK B. ROSEN, 93, of St. Petersburg, died March 19. He was born on the SS Belgenland as it docked at Ellis Island on July 4, 1923. He grew up in Chicago and later moved to Columbus, OH. He was a singer and performed under the stage name of Jack Ross in New York City in the 1950s and recorded several records. He moved to St. Petersburg more than 40 years ago, and continued to sing and model at venues in Florida well into the 1990s. Survivors include his nieces, Aileen Alexander, Sydney Morris and Maureen Brenner; and his goddaughter, Marcy Lubeck Wilburn and her husband, Darril Wilburn. (Royal Palm Cemetery)

BEATRICE SUSSMAN, 96, of St. Petersburg, died April 6. Born in Toronto, ON, she was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters Naomi Sussman, of Ambler, PA, and Debbie Horn. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg Chapel)

ARTHUR ZUCKER, 86, of Belleair Beach, died April 5. Born in Brooklyn, he had served in the United States Army. He was a retired rocket scientist. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Zucker; and his daughter, Mickey Zucker. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Clearwater Chapel)

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